Strap: PM lays foundation stone and dedicates to nation development projects worth more than Rs 12,600 crore in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur, October 5
Underlining that it is a critical time for Madhya Pradesh, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out that any hindrance in development will ruin the hard work of the last two decades. Directing his address to those under 25 years of age, the Prime Minister said that it is their responsibility to ensure that their children grow up to see a developed Madhya Pradesh in the coming 25 years. He informed that the present government has taken MP to the top in agricultural exports in the past years and also stressed the importance of the state being a leader in industrial development. Noting India’s manifold increase in defence production exports over the years, the Prime Minister said that Jabalpur has a big contribution to this as he acknowledged the 4 factories manufacturing defence-related goods. He said that the central government is providing ‘Made in India’ weapons to its army and the demand for India’s defence goods is also increasing in the world. “Madhya Pradesh is also going to benefit a lot from this, thousands of new employment opportunities are going to be created here,” he said.
Prime Minister Modi also laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation development projects in sectors like road, rail, gas pipeline, housing and clean drinking water worth more than Rs 12,600 crore in Jabalpur on Thursday. Modi performed ‘bhoomi poojan’ of ‘Veerangana Rani Durgavati Smarak aur Udyaan’ in Jabalpur in line with the 500th birth centenary celebrations of Rani Durgavati. The projects include the inauguration of more than 1000 houses constructed under the Light House Project in Indore, laying the foundation stone of multiple Jal Jeevan Mission projects in Mandla, Jabalpur and Dindori districts and dedication of Jal Jeevan Mission project in Seoni district, laying the foundation stone and dedication of multiple projects worth more than Rs 4800 crore for improving road infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh, dedication of rail projects worth more than Rs 1850 crore, Vijaipur – Auraiyan- Phulpur Pipeline Project and a new bottling plant in Jabalpur, and laying the foundation stone of Nagpur Jabalpur section (317 km) of Mumbai Nagpur Jharsuguda Pipeline Project.
“Today India’s confidence is at a new height. From the playground to the fields and barns, the flag of India is flying” the Prime Minister said. He highlighted India’s brilliant performance in the ongoing Asian Games and said that every youth of India feels that this time belongs to India. He underlined that when the youth get such opportunities, their passion for building a developed India also gets a boost. He gave examples of organizing a grand world event like the G-20, and the success of India’s Chandrayaan and said that the mantra of being vocal for the local starts resonating far and wide with such successes. The Prime Minister informed that Khadi products worth more than Rs 1.5 crore were sold at a store in Delhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. “The feeling of Swadeshi, the feeling of taking the country forward is rising everywhere today”, Shri Modi emphasized. He also touched upon the role of India’s youth in achieving success in the world of startups. In the cleanliness campaign launched by the country on October 1, the Prime Minister informed that cleanliness programs were conducted at more than 9 lakh places with the participation of nearly 9 crore citizens. He credited the people of Madhya Pradesh for taking the state to the top in terms of cleanliness.
The Prime Minister warned against the India-bashing approach of some political parties at a time when the country’s achievements are being discussed all over the world. He gave instances of the questions raised by such parties pertaining to the Digital India campaign and India’s Covid Vaccine. He also mentioned that such political parties believe the words of the country’s enemies and go to the extent of questioning the Indian Army. He also touched upon the criticism of Amrit Mahotsav celebrations and the creation of Amrit Sarovars by these elements.
The Prime Minister reiterated that it is the present government, which has made the places associated with Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar across the world including Mhow, a Panchteerth. He also recalled performing the Bhoomi Pujan of the memorial site of Sant Ravidas ji in Sagar a few weeks ago. “This shows the commitment of the government towards social harmony and heritage” he added.